Inclusive Education - our aims

We aim to have structures and policies that promote inclusion, high levels of achievement for children, and increased participation in school activities.

These include:

• A policy of welcoming all children and young people whatever special educational needs or disability they have
• Governors and staff trained in disability awareness issues
• A policy which ensures recruitment and training of staff who will support and are committed to inclusion
• An inclusion policy which is an integral part of the school development plan
• A special needs policy which is rigorously implemented and reviewed

We aim to promote high levels of achievement for all children and young people by:

• Offering a wide range of learning and teaching experiences
• Developing and implementing Individual Education Plans
• Valuing the contribution of all children and young people
• Having high expectations of all children and young people
• Training staff to equip them to teach all children and young people

We aim to include all children and young people in all the activities of the school by:

• Fostering supportive friendships among children and young people
• Having clear codes of behaviour that take account of the particular difficulties that certain children and young people face
• Working to enable children and young people to become more independent
• Finding ways to overcome any difficulties caused by the physical environment, school rules or routines
• Promoting diversity, understanding difficulties, recognising and respecting individual differences
• Taking positive steps to prevent exclusions, especially of children and young people with statements of special educational needs

We aim to work in partnership with parents and carers by:

• Welcoming parents and carers into the school
• Making written and spoken language accessible
• Dealing with parents and carers with honesty, trust and discretion.
• Taking time, sharing information, listening and valuing contributions in meetings

Fore more information, download our Inclusive Education Strategy 2004-07 booklet (pdf).